ION Profile with 20 Amino Acids, Nutrient & Toxic Elements & Vitamin D

Collection Details:

Patient Preparation:

• It is best to ship your specimen within 24 hours of collection. Please refer to the enclosed shipping instructions before you collect to determine what days you can ship your specimen.

• It is not necessary to discontinue nutritional supplements prior to this specimen collection. Abnormalities that may be found will reveal special needs that have not been met by recent dietary and supplemental intake.

• Decrease fluid intake to avoid excessive dilution of the urine. » For adults, restrict intake to three 8 oz. glasses or less for 24 hours. » Make sure that no more than 8 oz. of fluids are consumed after 8:00 the evening prior to urine collection.

• Do Not collect urine during menstruation.

• Vial contains preservative - Do Not Rinse

 

Urine Collection
1. Write patient’s first and last name, date of birth, gender, and date of collection on
the Test Requisition Form (located in the pouch on top of the Specimen Collection
Kit Box), as well as on all tube(s) and/or vial(s), using a permanent marker.
• IMPORTANT: To ensure accurate test results, you must provide the requested
information.
2. Empty bladder before going to bed at night. DO NOT collect this urine.
3. Collect urine (if any) during the night and first morning urine into a clean container.
4. Pipette urine, using a fresh disposable pipette, into the clear cap plastic vial to the
12 ml mark (DO NOT OVERFILL). Screw the cap on tightly.
5. Dispose of the remaining urine.
6. Freeze the clear cap plastic vial and the ice packet.

Blood Collection Preparation
7. Schedule a morning blood drawing appointment on a Monday, Tuesday, Wenesday,
or Thursday. Inform the doctor or lab that a centrifuge is needed to prepare the
blood specimens. The kit contains all of the tubes required for collection.
8. Do not have anything to eat or drink (other than water) after 9:00 on the night
before your blood is drawn.
9. Staple payment to the bottom right-hand corner of the completed Test Requisition
Form and Complete the Personal Health Assessment Form; Fold and Place them in
the side pocket of the biohazard bag.
10.Take frozen urine specimen (placed in biohazard bag with frozen ice packet) and
ALL collection and shipping materials with you to the blood drawing site. This will
allow the blood and urine specimens to be shipped together to the lab. 

Collection Instructions:

Urine Collection-

1. Write patient's first and last name, date of birth, gender, and date of collection on the Test Requisition Form (located in the pouch on top of the Specimen Collection Kit Box), as well as on all tube(s) and/or vial(s) using a permanent marker. Important: To ensure accurate test results, you MUST provide the requested information.

2. Empty bladder before going to bed at night. DO NOT collect this urine.

3. Collect urine (if any) during the night and first morning urine into a clean container.

4. Pipette urine, using a fresh disposable pipette, into the clear cap plastic vial to the 12mL mark (DO NOT OVERFILL). Screw the cap on tightly.

5. Dispose of the remaining urine.

6. Freeze the clear cap plastic vial and the ice packet.

Blood Collection-

1. Write patient's first and last name, date of birth, gender, and date of collection on the Test Requisition Form (located in the pouch on top of the Specimen Collection Kit Box), as well as on all tube(s) and/or vial(s) using a permanent marker. Important: To ensure accurate test results, you MUST provide the requested information.

2. Freeze the ice packets.

3. Red/gray top serum separator tubes and amber transfer tubes - Draw the 3 red/gray top serum separator tubes. - Place upright in a rack at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes to clot blood. - Centrifuge the red/gray top serum separator tubes for 15 minutes. The serum must be free of hemolysis or red blood cells. - Pipette all of the serum off of the 3 red/gray top separator tubes into the 3 red top amber transfer tubes. (DO NOT fill more than 3/4 full to allow for freezing). Cap each tube tightly. - Freeze the red top amber transfer tubes.

4. Royal-blue top Na-EDTA tube, trace mineral free - Draw the royal-blue top Na-EDTA tube completely. - Invert the tube gently 15 times immediately after the bood draw. - Leave the tube at room temerature. Do not centrifuge or transfer.

5. Lavender top EDTA tube and lavender top clear transfer tube - Draw the lavender top EDTA tube completely. - Invert the lavender top EDTA tube 10 times to mix the EDTA with the blood. - Centifuge immediately after for 15 minutes. The plasma must be free of hemolysis or red blood cells. - Remove the lavender top EDTA tube after centrifuging; DO NOT INVERT THE TUBE. - Pipette plasma, using a fresh disposable pipette, 2.5 -3 mL to the lavender top clear transfer tube. - Freeze the lavender top clear transfer tube.

Specimen Preparation -

1. Place all of the frozen transfer tubes and the frozen urine collection into the slots or the ends of the plastic shell tube tray (an exact fit is not necessary). Place the absorbent pad over the tubes. Place the fozen ice packets at each end of the tubes in the tray and ine in the middle. Snap the tray closed. (Do not place the royal-blue top Na-EDTA tube inside the tray).

2. Place the tray, along with the royal-blue top Na-EDTA tube, into the biohazard bag. 3. Seal the biohazard bag; Place it into the specimen collection kit box, and close the box.